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Where does “esperit” come from?

esperit (Middle French) comes from Latin spīritus, from Latin spīrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

esperit (Middle French): mind

Definitions

  1. mind

Ancestry of “esperit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspīritus—
2Latinspīrō—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

Words derived from “esperit”

  • esprit
  • esprit
  • esprit-de-vin
  • Esprit
  • rødsprit
  • sprit
  • sprit
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